Databases
Two main areas have been the focus of data collection in our working group, namely the western side of South America and the central part of Africa.
SWEA-Dataveg
This database was launched in the context of the SWEA project (agricultural use and vulnerability of small wetlands in East Africa) and has been its legacy across different research projects in Eastern Africa. Currently covers several countries in the African continent and diverse vegetation types.
The first mention to this database was done by Alvarez et al. (2012a) and Alvarez et al. (2012b).
sudamerica
This database was first launched as a vegetation-plot database for Chilean grassland vegetation (CL-Dataveg; see also Alvarez et al. 2012c). Currently it is extended to other countries in South America and is opened for any plant bio-diversity record and any vegetation type.